Ticket-holder.



No. 876,866. I PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908. W. A. DOWNINGIG; J. T. MOHUGH.

TICKET HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1907.

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WILLIAM A. DOWNING AND JAMES T. MoHUGH, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIGICET-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.-

' Application filed May 17. 1907. Serial No. 374-118 erence being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ticket-holders, and its primary object is, torovide a device of this character ada to to facilitate the sale anddelivery of tie ets printed upon a continuous slip of paper, and woundupon a reel or like central support.

A further object of the invention is, to provide a guide, through whichthe ticket slip is drawn by hand to expedite the delivery and detachingof tickets from the strip.

A further object of the invention is to provide a guide-way for theticket slip, having figures or other characters shown to guide theticket seller in detaching a pro-determined number of tickets.

Further objects of the invention will be disclosed as the descriptionthereof proceeds, and the construction of the improvement will be fullyset forth hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawing whichforms a part' of this specification, and its features of novelty definedin the appended claims.

In the drawing-Figure 1 is. a view in perspective of a ticket case orholder embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modifiedconstruction of the device, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the case orholder shown in Fig. 1 with its hinged cover removed, Fig. 4 is asimilar view of the modification shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a centralvertical section on anenlargedscale of the case or holder shown in Fig.1, Fig. 6 is a side elevation of another modification, and, Fig. 7 is atop plan view of the folding indicator shown in Fig. 6.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 3 and 5, the reference numeral 1 designates abox perfectly square, as shown, and constructed of wood or othersuitable material. This box is provided with a cover consisting of aframe 2 hinged at its rear side to the box, and a plate 3 of transparentmaterial, preferably glass, secured within the frame 1 by a molding 4.

The front edge of the box is provided with desired form of clasp orfastening device 5, for detachably securing the cover, and with a handle6 by means of which the box may be conveniently carried.

The bottom 7 of the box is formed on its upper surface with a centralcircular recess 8 to receive an annular flange 9 projectingfrom thelower end of a metallic sleeve 10, which is secured in position byscrews 11 extending through the flange 9 and into the bottom of the box.The upper surface of the flange 9 is flush with the upper surface of thebottom of the box. Over the sleeve 10 is revolubly fitted another'sleeve12 formed at its upper end with an annular fiange- 13 and having itsother end resting on the flange 9 of the inner stationary sleeve. Thesesleeves 10 and 12 constitute an axial support or reel for the ticketstrip which is wound upon the outer sleeve 12 in the form of a roll 14before said sleeve 12 is slipped over the stationary sleeve.

The right hand first corner of the box is.

provided with a vertical slot 15 formedv by recessing the adjacent endof the front of the box and within this slot extends one end of a sheetmetal guide 16 through which the outer end 17 of the ticket roll 14extends. This guide 16 is preferably formed from a single piece of=thinsheet metal bent into contracted U-shape in cross-section and have thefront ends 18 and 19 of its walls bent apart and secured to the innersides of the front and adjacent side of the box. The guide extendsrearward along the side of the box but separated therefrom by a space20, and the rear end of one of the walls of said guide is bent to form ari ht angular arm 21 secured to the rear wall of the box, while the rearend of the other wall of the guide proj ects upward to ing the tickets.

The exposed side of the outer wall of the guide is provided withgraduations bearing numerals, the distance between the lines ofgraduation being equal to the length of the tickets printed on thestrip.

The height of the walls of the guide, between its curved first end 23and its rear arm 22 isless than the width of the ticket strip to permitthe latter to project above the upper edge of the guide so that it maybe grasped by the hand to draw the strip along within the guide.

provide an arm 22 for sever- The utility and operation of theimprovement constructed as thus described will be readily understood.

The invention is especially designed for use at places of amusementwhere it is desirable to deliver one or more tickets quickly,

and this may be accurately done by the employment of our improvement.

If a purchaser desires five tickets, the ticket seller grasps the stripat a point opposite the figure 5 and pulls the strip to clear the outeredge of the arm 22 when the five tickets thus drawn are severed anddelivered to the buyer connected together. If less than five tickets arecalled for, the ticket is grasped at the point opposite the numbercorresponding to the number of tickets required and the strip is pulledout and the tickets severed therefrom in the manner above described.

It will be noted that the space between the numeral 1 on the guide, andthe outer edge of the arm 22 is slightly longer than the other graduatedspaces on the guide. This is so arranged for the reason that it isdesirable to leave a small portion of the second ticket on the strip tofacilitate the drawing out of the trip.

It will be apparent that by the use of the improved holder, thenecessity of separately counting the tickets as they are drawn out fromthe roll is avoided. I

In Figs. 2 and 4 a modification is illustrated consisting of two boxesor holders placed one above the other. These boxes are similar inconstruction to that shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5, except that the upperbox 24 serves as a cover for the lower box 25 and the uide 26 of thelower box projects outward from the side thereof beyond the verticalplane of the guide 27 of the upper box 2 1. The purpose of this relativeposition of the two guides is to permit a ticket strip to be drawn fromone guide without interfering with the other. This modified embodimentof the invention is designed for use where tickets of different priceare to be sold. For

example the upper box 24 may contain a ticket roll consisting of thevalue of five cents, and the lower box 25 may contain tickets of thevalue of ten cents, and it is obvious that tickets may be served fromeither strip without affecting the other.

In Figs. 6 and 7 we have shown a modification ofthe indicator deviceadapted for use where a considerable number of tickets are likely to becalled for at one time. This modification consists of a foldinattachment serving as an indicator and designed to su plercpent theindicator or graduations on t e g The reference numeral 28 designatesthe ticket box or holder constructed as shownin Fig. 1 and provided withthe graduated guide 29. The box is supported upon a table 30 or. likesupport, and ivotally attached to the side of the box befow the outerends of the guide 29 upon a pin 31 is a folding rule or gage 32 dividedby numbered graduations and serving as an indicator. This foldingindicator is hinged at the point 33 and is adapted to rest upon thetable. The ticket strip is drawn out of the guide 29 and its outer endis brought opposite the line on the indicator which corresponds to thenumber of tickets required, after which the ticket strip is severed bythe arm 22 as already described.

When not required foruse the folding rule or indicator may be folded anddisconnected from its pivoted support 31, until again required for use.

If preferred, the position of the outer revoluble sleeve 12 may bereversed end for end so that its flange 13 will rest upon the cludes allsuch further modifications of the broad idea involved as may fall withinthe terms and scope of the following claims.

Having fully described our invention what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A ticket holder, comprising a box or casing, a reel centrallydisposed .within said box, a guide of U-shape in cross sectioncommunicating at one end with an opening in the box and extending alongone side of the box, said guide bearing numbered graduations and havin aprojecting arm.

2. A ticket-ho der comprising a box or casing, a revoluble sleevecentrally arranged within said box, and adapted to support a rolledticket strip, a guide communicating at one end with an opening in thebox, and carrying a ticket severing projection at its opposite end, saidguide bearing numbered graduations, and being of less width than theticket'strip. 4

8. A ticket-holder comprising a box or casing, a flanged stationarysleeve secured to the bottom of the box, a revoluble flanged sleevesupported upon said stationary sleeve, a guide curved at one end, andcommunicating with a corner slot of the box, said guide being U-shapedin cross-section and extending parallel to one side of the box throughthe box thereof and terminating in a ticket severing arm, and bearing onits exposed face a series of numbered graduations, spaced to conform tothe length of the tickets within the box.

4. A ticket-holder comprisin a box or casing, a revoluble reel supportwit in the box to' receive a ticket strip wound thereon, a guide --ofU-shape in cross-section communicating at one end with a slot in the boXthrough which the outer end of the ticket strip @1- tends, said guidebeing of less width than the ticket stripand bearing numberedgraduations, the distance. being equal to the length of the tickets onthe strip.

5. The combination with a ticket-holder comprising a boX, a revolublereel therein, a ticket strip wound upon said reel, a guide to receivesaid strip as it is drawn from the reel and an indicator attached to oneside of the box adjacent to the end of the guide from which the ticketstrip issues, said indicator being provided with numbered graduations,and adapted to rest upon a table or sup ort.

6. The combination with a ticket-ho der, comprising a box and revolublereel therein,

a ticket strip wound upon said reel, a guide to receive said strip as itis drawn from the to rest upon a table or su port.

In testimony whereof afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM A. DOWNING. JAMES T. MoHUGH.

Witnesses MAX H. SRoLoVITz,

A. J. TRIGG.

reel, and a foldable indicator attached to one 20 of individual ticketson the reel and adapted 25'

